Automobile luggage carrier



July 28. 1931. c. E. GLENN AUTOMOBILE LUGGAGE cmuna I iled Aug. 21. 1929 4 mvsm'an (bu/fer Glenn MGM Patented July 28,

GOU TER' GLENN, or EVANS .G ITY; rENNsYnvANIA r AUTOMOBILE UGGAGE oA nI n Application filed August-. 21, 1929. sem No. 337,49l2.

fMy invention relates to luggage carriers for motor vehicles and has particular relation to those mounted upon-the rear, of automobiles. i

a luggage carrier thatis simpleand rugged in construction and positive andrel'iablein Operation.

Anotherobject is to provide a luggage car- 'rier thatis adapted to occupy an inoperative position and a plurality of operative positions in accordance luggage to be carried.

with the amount t Still another object of my invention is to provide an adjustable luggage carrier having a bumper mounted thereon that is adaptedto be "brought tangent to two! bumperettes atthe rear of theautomobile;

A further object of my lDV QIItlOH is: to provide a luggage carrierthat is easy to slide into its various horizontal positionswithout it sticking or'becoming'difiicult to move.

Briefly speak ng, my inventlon consists 1n securely mountinga plurality of angle irons to' the longitudinal framefmembersof an automobile and slidably mounting a, lug,-

gage carrier comprising two channelmembers on said angle iron j 1 g A bumper 1s reslhently mountedupon SillCl luggage. carrier and adapted to fit between the two bumperettes at therear of the auto-' mobile.

. v For a better understanding' of my inven tion reference shoulolbe made to the accompanying drawings, Figure l ofwhich is a 7 view of the rear of, an automobile with a luggage 7 carrier mounted thereon and oc-- the .rear of the automobile. I

on ying its inoperative position. I

1g. 2 1s a side vlew oftheluggage'carrler shown partly in elevation and partly'in section.v i

Fig. 3 is aplan view oi the automobile and theluggagecarrier illustrated in .Fig. 1. of-the drawings,but having the luggage carrierioccupyingitsoperative position.

i Fig. 4: is an enlarged detail view of a brack-t,

et employed to mount the luggage carrier on Referring" agai to Figsi and 2 of the drawings, a motor vehicl'e, of Whichonly the two longitudinal frame members 1 areillus trated, and whichgare maintained a "prepair of 'bumperettes are securely mechanically connected by meansof a" fiat metal jstrip .or crossbar --The bumperettes each comprise two arcuate' nickel- "plated members 5 and a bar 6. The-bar Gwhichis riveted'tothe crossbar 4.-

rivets 7 is also secured to the frame member 1 by tap bolt mounted on thecrossbar 4 and the bar 6 by means of b olts 9 and 10 respectively.

y The luggage carrier'll comprises a? sta determined distance. apart by a strut 2, I i I n i which is located at the rear of thevehicle. One object of my invention is to'provide I 8. 'The arcuatemeinbersb 1 are pivotally.

16; to 'which it is" fastened by a stud bolt 17 which is imbedded into the lug 1732.; The lug 17a is welded to angle bar 13 .(see Fig. 4). The bracket; 16 i's'securely mounted on the framelby means oftwo bolts. A

rier 11 comprises two side channels 18 which slidingly fit'overthe'side' angle bars 13. These channels 18 are fastened together by means of anglemembers 19 and 20Lf It is upon theangle member's'19 and '20 both of which have-one of their flatsidesupper mostthat the luggage is placed These angle members :19' and 20 arewelded to channels 18.

.A pluralityof flat nickel-plated bumper and 2 of the drawings,"the bumper bars 1 21 i' are substantially tangent with the arcuate .members 5 This arrangement improves the "appearance of the rear ofthe motor vehicle.

I Aplurality ofjlocking screws 24 are proiThG movable portion of'the luggagecan "bars 121 are resiliently mounted'upon the ivided for holding the side channels-- 18 of the F 7 as -mounted upon the frame Ine'mbers l and are, ,7

luggage carrier 11 in any predetermined POSltIOII wlthrelation to the side angle bars V be modified without departing fromthe spirit The operation of the luggage'carrier 11 is relatively simple. All that is required is to loosen the locking screws 24 and then pulling on the bumper bars 21to have the luggage carrier occupy its operative position. v The locking screws 24 are then tightened to hold the luggage carrier in position.

a luggage carrier movably mounted on said bars, and a bumper mounted upon said luggage carrier and adapted to a position between said bumperettes and tangent to them.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name this 17th day of August,

A. D. 1929. A

' I :ooumnn E; GLENN.

While I have shown. my invention in its j preferred form, it isunderstoodthat it may i of my invention. I desire therefore to be limited only by the scope of the appended I claim as invention:

1. The c0mbination with a motor vehicle 7 j having a plurality of ;longitudinal frame.

members, arear strut secured to said members; a. plurality of rigid members attached to saidstrut and said frame members, and a luggage-carrier movably mounted upon sald rigidinembers to occupya plurality of horizontal positions.

' 2. The combinatloniwith a motor vehicle having-a plurality of longitudinal frame i members, of a rear strut secured to said frame members, a stationary crossbar secured to said strut, a; plurality of side angle bars mo'untejdj on said crossbanand said frame members, a plurality of side channels slidably mounted. upon said side bars, and a 70f ngle members rigidly secured to said channels, and a-bumper mounted on one of said angle members.

, 4; The combination 'Wlth a motor vehicle having a plurality of longitudinal frame r I 7 members, of a pluralityof side bars, means mounted slidably on said'bars.

forthorizontally mounting said bars at the rear of said frame and a luggage carrier 5. The comb'nation with a motor vehicle luggagg' carrier p i n a plurality f channels for slidably mounting; said i 0 1' id bars.-

ti i 'llheeombination a motor vehicle having a plurality of longitudinal frame r members, of a'plurality of side bars, means fonmounting said bars on saidframe and a having a plurality of longitudinal frame (members, of a-plurality of arcua'te bumperettesfmountedupon said frame members, a pluralityef side bars,- means for horizontally m e ing; sa i e s o ai frame em s, 

